How much did the diplocaulus weigh?

Answer 1

A Diplocaulus Weights 30-50 And It Is 4 Feet Long and a early water living amphibian with a triangle on top of it's head

background

· Diplocaulus (meaning "double stalk")

· early amphibian

· extinct

· sci name: Diplocaulus magnicornus

· Diplocaulus = tetrapod, amphibian, labyrinthodont, lepospondyl, and nectridian.

Physical characteristics

· boomerang-shaped head

o was formed by two elongated bones at the back of the head.

o head may have made it difficult for predators to swallow it.

o head also may have been used as hydrofoil, letting Diplocaulus swim against the current.

o around 3 feet long (1

meter)

· loses its gills as an adult.

· had four short legs

· about 3 feet (1 m) long.

· May have used its short, fat tail to help it swim.

· really flat

food

· Insects

· fish

habitat

· near the water since amphibian eggs have no shells and must be laid in the water (or in very damp areas) or will dry out and die.

· fossils found in Texas, USA, North America.

· First appeared in N. America

· lived late Carboniferous to the late Permian period (270 mya)

predators

· Eryops

· Dimetron

Answer 2

The diplocaulus, an extinct amphibian from the Carboniferous period, was relatively small and likely weighed around 1-2 pounds.